Trucking in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is dense, expensive, and unforgiving of low-clearance mistakes — Storrow Drive alone claims a truck a month.

Major interstates

I-84, I-90 (Mass Pike), I-93, and I-95 (Route 128).

Permits

Federal 80,000 lb. Storrow Drive prohibits trucks — 10'6" clearance.

Weather

Nor'easters; Boston snow emergencies restrict parking.

Weigh stations

Mass Pike is all-electronic E-ZPass.

Freight hubs

Port of Boston (Conley Terminal). Worcester and Springfield anchor central/western MA.

Frequently asked

Storrow Drive?

10'6" clearance, poor signage — career-ending mistake for a trailer.

Mass Pike E-ZPass?

Yes — video billing 60%+ higher.

Boston drayage?

Conley is modern; appointments book fast.